Distance
3.9 mi to summit
12.9 mi total
Elevation
1,734 ft start
5,254 ft max
Vertical
5,034 ft gain
Time
2 hr 36 min to summit
9 hr 20 min total
Franconia Ridge hike with Meetup Group...
Trails: Old Bridle Path, Franconia Ridge Trail, Liberty Springs Trail
Parking: Cars at The Basin and cars at Old Bridle Path
Snow covered trails up to summits, a few icy patches, slushy patches and bare rock…throw in some mud in a few places and voila! SPRING!
Water crossings: Lots on Liberty Springs all open…we had to get our boots wet quite a bit
Dogs…just a few, all well behaved
Traction: Spikes up, and in between a few places and some bare booting. We carried our snowshoes all day.
Lost & Found: broken glasses on Liberty (PEOPLE, PICK UP YOUR CRAP!)
scott
huge day... do you have a GPS track? if so pls add, would like to see
shay-shay
Sure do...here it is!
scott
nice, thx. that's a lot of gain.
barbaratraver
I agree with your sentiment about people picking up their crap. They act like empty wrappers weigh more than full ones, broken glasses are heavier than unbroken, etc.